This is the telescope section of the web site. On these pages you will find free information about the science,
choosing, buying, using and improving instruments like telescopes, spotting scopes
and binoculars for day or
night use, amateur Dobsonian telescope making custom or kits. Based in Adelaide, sales in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and world.

Helpful hints to capturing the night sky on film.
During the day any telescope can do it.
At night an equatorial mount of any kind is used. For digital cameras, camcorders,
CCD and security cameras please see Videoing The Night Sky below.

Build Your Own Telescope. Everything you need to know and materials to build
a complete 8" (200mm) reflecting telescope. If you wish to build from individual
parts, including help, see the Home Telescope Construction link below.

Website Under Construction! Custom telescopes made to specification. Have a particular interest in the planets? We can build a telescope specialised for planet viewing at no extra cost. Pick your materials to suit your needs
and your budget. The mirror used will be made more accurate than
commercial production
line mirrors.

The Planet Venus will Transit across the face of the Sun. The event can be witnessed by using the appropriate Sun Filter on Binoculars or Telescope, or the technique of Solar Projection. If you have good sight, then normal Eclipse Glasses will surfice

The Total Solar Eclipse in South Australia on Wednesday the 4th of December
2002 can be seen at its best from Ceduna and Wirraminna (west of Woomera)
in South Australia.
A Partial Eclipse can be seen from the major Australian cities
with Adelaide being the best.

Under construction! As you could imagine, it's dangerous to view the sun with an optical instrument unless
the correct filters are used which cost hundreds of dollars. This
section shows how to
use projection technique for any telescope, some can be set-up in seconds.

Sales and service of telescopes and astronomy equipment for amateur or beginner, spotting scopes, binoculars, astrophotography, Dobsonian making, kits or custom made, books and information to
Australia, New Zealand and Asia, free optic
viewing day or night, images of the southern night sky.

Continuely Under Construction! For information regarding the Universe and that. The basics of understanding what makes up the Universe for the
beginner. Sceintific knowledge based on Copernicus, Galilao, Newton, Einstein, Hubble, Hawking and others.